A component accommodating body managing apparatus includes a preparation component extractor, a management storage, and a storage instructing unit. The storage instructing unit generates and transmits storage instruction of the component accommodating body that is stored in the component accommodating body storeroom, based on the preparing number of components, which is extracted by the preparation component extractor, and the accommodating number of components, which is stored in the management storage. Further, the storage instructing unit instructs the component accommodating body storeroom that the accommodating number of components in the component accommodating body that is to be stored in the component accommodating body storeroom henceforth satisfies the preparing number of components.

A tape feeder includes a tape guideway that has an insertion port, a first tape transporter that transports a leading tape to a component extraction position in the tape guideway, a second tape transporter that transports the following tape from the insertion port to the first tape transporter, a following tape holder that has a first supporter that supports one side of an uninserted portion of the following tape in a width direction from a lower side, and a second supporter that supports the other side of the uninserted portion in a width direction from the lower side, and holds the uninserted portion of the following tape, and a displacer that displaces the uninserted portion of the following tape from the following tape holder. A width of one end portion of the second supporter decreases toward the insertion port.

A method for optimizing component type allocation in which multiple component types of components are optimally allocated to an automatic feeder device which automatically loads the component storage tape and a manual feeder device which does not automatically load when the automatic feeder device and the manual feeder device are installed installation positions on a common pallet, the method including: a workability evaluating step of evaluating a magnitude of labor in a splicing work for replenishing and connecting a new component storage tape in the manual feeder device for each of component types; and an automatic side allocating step of preferentially allocating component type having large labor in the splicing work to the automatic feeder device. Accordingly, the splicing work can be reduced by effectively using the automatic feeder device, and it can contribute to the improvement of the production efficiency of the board.

A component supply device including a main body provided with an introducing region into which a component supply tape holding components is introduced and configured to supply the components by sending the component supply tape introduced into the main body via the introducing region in a longitudinal direction of the component supply tape. The device comprises a tape supporter insertable into the introducing region while supporting the component supply tape, and a clamping mechanism configured to sandwich and hold at least a part of a supported part of the component supply tape supported by the tape supporter with respect to the tape supporter. The component supply tape is introduced into the main body by inserting the tape supporter into the introducing region with the component supply tape held by the clamping mechanism.

A method for optimizing component type allocation in which multiple component types of components are optimally allocated to an automatic feeder device which automatically loads the component storage tape and a manual feeder device which does automatically load when the automatic feeder device and the manual feeder device are installed installation positions on a common pallet, the method including: a workability evaluating step of evaluating a magnitude of labor in a splicing work for replenishing and connecting a new component storage tape in the manual feeder device for each of component types; and an automatic side allocating step of preferentially allocating component type having large labor in the splicing work to the automatic feeder device. Accordingly, the splicing work can be reduced by effectively using the automatic feeder device, and it can contribute to the improvement of the production efficiency of the board.

A component supply management system includes a threshold setting portion, a remaining-amount detection portion, a determination portion, and a notification portion. The threshold setting portion sets a threshold with respect to a remaining amount capable of being supplied by the carrier tape, for each of the tape feeders, depending on types of the tape feeders. The remaining-amount detection portion detects a remaining amount of components capable of being supplied by the carrier tape, for each of the tape feeders. The determination portion determines whether the remaining amount detected by the remaining-amount detection portion is lower than the threshold set in the threshold setting portion, for each of the tape feeders. The notification portion issues a warning for recommending replenishment of a carrier tape for the tape feeder in which the determination portion determines that the remaining amount is lower than the threshold.

A tape cutting processing apparatus includes a conveyance device conveying a component wrapping tape along a conveyance path, a detection device detecting the presence of a component accommodated in a cavity of the component wrapping tape conveyed along the conveyance path at a detection position, a folding-back member that folds back a cover tape at a folding-back position so that adhesion surfaces of the cover tape face each other as the component wrapping tape is conveyed, a cutting device that cuts each cutting portion of a carrier tape and the cover tape at a cutting position, and a control device that the conveyance device to position the carrier tape and the cover tape folded back by the folding-back member in a state of being overlapped on the cutting position, and controls the cutting device to cut the carrier tape and the cover tape.

A component mounting device which improves pickup accuracy of a component without delaying cycle time. A feeder which is capable of continuously feeding a first carrier tape and a second carrier tape to a component supply position without splicing, identification device for imaging a component which is a first component after switching from the first carrier tape to the second carrier tape using the imaging device and identifying a center position of the component before picking up the component, and correction control device for subjecting the X-axis slide to positional correction based on the identification carried out by the identification device such that the suction nozzle picks up the component at the center of the component.

A component accommodating body managing apparatus includes a preparation component extractor, a management storage, and a storage instructing unit. The storage instructing unit generates and transmits storage instruction of the component accommodating body that is stored in the component accommodating body storeroom, based on the preparing number of components, which is extracted by the preparation component extractor, and the accommodating number of components, which is stored in the management storage. Further, the storage instructing unit instructs the component accommodating body storeroom that the accommodating number of components in the component accommodating body that is to be stored in the component accommodating body storeroom henceforth satisfies the preparing number of components.

A tape processing method of reusing an opened component supplying tape used in a tape feeder which conveys the component supplying tape provided with a carrier tape including a plurality of component storing portions and a cover tape toward a component take out position, the tape feeder being configured to open a cover tape and convey the component supplying tape. The method includes steps of: repairing the component supplying tape by closing an opened portion of the cover tape and fixing by a repair tape to be returned to a state in which the component storing portion is covered by the cover tape; and cutting the component supplying tape at a predetermined cut position far away toward a downstream side in the conveying direction from a position of a head component located at the most downstream side in the conveying direction.